Hey peeps, I'd like to invite you to the /r/photography Slack Channel!
http://slack.redditphotography.com/
It started off as a slack for the mods to talk, but we started inviting more people to talk there because the reddit messaging system is crappy and now I'm throwing out this public invite since people seem to be interested in having an /r/photography slack channel.
Oh and if you don't know what slack is, it's like an IRC chatroom, but built in the 2010s instead of the 1980s.
See this page for more info: https://slack.com/is
Have a simple question that needs answering?
Feel like it's too little of a thing to make a post about?
Worried the question is "stupid"?
Worry no more! Ask anything and /r/photography will help you get an answer.
Info for Newbies and FAQ!
This video is the best video I've found that explains the 3 basics of Aperture, Shutter Speed and ISO.
Check out /r/photoclass_2018 (or /r/photoclass for old lessons).
Posting in the Album Thread is a great way to learn!
It forces you to select which of your photos are worth sharing
2) You should judge and critique other people's albums, so you stop, think about and express what you like in other people's photos.
3) You will get feedback on which of your photos are good and which are bad, and if you're lucky we'll even tell you why and how to improve!
If you want to buy a camera, take a look at our Buyer's Guide or www.dpreview.com
If you want a camera to learn on, or a first camera, the beginner camera market is very competitive, so they're all pretty much the same in terms of price/value. Just go to a shop and pick one that feels good in your hands.
Canon vs. Nikon? Just choose whichever one your friends/family have, so you can ask them for help (button/menu layout) and/or borrow their lenses/batteries/etc.
/u/mrjon2069 also made a video demonstrating the basic controls of a DSLR camera. You can find it here
There is also /r/askphotography if you aren't getting answers in this thread.
There is also an extended /r/photography FAQ.
PSA: /r/photography has affiliate accounts. More details here.
If you are buying from Amazon, Amazon UK, B+H, Think Tank, or Backblaze and wish to support the /r/photography community, you can do so by using the links. If you see the same item cheaper, elsewhere, please buy from the cheaper shop. We still have not decided what the money will be used for, and if nothing is decided, it will be donated to charity. The money has successfully been used to buy reddit gold for competition winners at /r/photography and given away as a prize for a previous competition.
Official Threads
/r/photography's official threads are now being automated and will be posted at 8am EDT.
NOTE: This is temporarily broken. Sorry!
Weekly:
| Sun | Mon | Tues | Wed | Thurs | Fri | Sat |
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| RAW | Questions | Albums | Questions | How To | Questions | Chill Out |
Monthly:
| 1st | 8th | 15th | 22nd |
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| Website Thread | Instagram Thread | Gear Thread | Inspiration Thread |
For more info on these threads, please check the wiki! I don't want to waste too much space here :)
Cheers!
-Photography Mods (And Sentient Bot)
Based on this I finally added that new FAQ entry I've been talking about for a while.
Is this thing in my photo a ghost/supernatural phenomenon?
Screenshot: https://i.imgur.com/m6ocHJN.jpg
P.S.: "My flash was not on!" Yes it was.
I think we need to make changes to the rules for people posting their own blogs.
First off, I think there needs to be a more suitable removal comment than our current
Your submission has been removed from r/photography.
We love it when our users contribute with their own content, but straight-up advertising/self-promotion is against the rules of Reddit, and we have to enforce those rules.
For more information see https://www.reddit.com/wiki/selfpromotion
If you are interested in purely advertising your content on Reddit, please see Reddit advertising.
It feels somewhat overbearing, especially mentioning Reddit advertising.
Maybe it should be more like
Your submission has been removed from /r/photography.
We love it when users contribute with their own content, but straight-up advertising/self-promotion is against the rules of Reddit, and we have to enforce those rules.
However, you are welcome to make a new post with your writeup as text in a self-post if you would like.
Any thoughts? I'm not quite sure of the wording in the last paragraph (the new one).
EDIT: Here's the version we're currently considering based on discussion:
Your submission has been removed from /r/photography.
We love it when users contribute with their own content, but straight-up advertising/self-promotion is against the rules of Reddit, and we have to enforce those rules.
If you would instead like to make a self-post with the details of your project, that would be welcome and beneficial to the community. If you're interested in sharing your work, please consider that as an alternative!
It looks like Reddit is getting into the Slack/Discord/IRC 1.5 game, and subs can now have chats. I have no clue how they're set up, but it might be a good idea to have one?
So every once in a while we have some askreddit type questions, like "Has any gear completely ruined your photo" or something along those lines. These threads are great, they drive discussion can be a source of advice, all the good stuff.
But they never last more than a dozen hours, and since the sub isn't as active (less 2000 people at any time) as say /r/AskReddit it is often overlooked and very few people have a chance to reply. These post only get 100-500 upvotes and 100 replies at best.
So I propose that we have a sticked question every week so more people can see it and we get more replies and more discussion.
And the question can be skipped whenever the second sticky is required for important stuff.
Something that caught my eye today: here's a screenshot of the top 15 posts on the front page of the sub.
While it's great to not have the front page flooded with basic questions, having the front page be filled with what amounts to gear ads is almost equally depressing. Maybe I'm imagining this from yesteryear, but wasn't there a point at which we had a gear-related megathread? And if not, is it worth considering one?
I can see that the gear posts have a fair amount of activity, and of course we're all interested in keeping up-to-date on the latest and greatest tools. But photography is about so much more than the tools. I've said it elsewhere, but I wonder if it's like a chicken-and-egg situation: if gear talk is popular, more people feel that they need to fixate on gear, and if people fixate on gear, gear talk is popular. On top of that, I'm sure companies have a vested interest in quietly astroturfing communities like r/photography, which is a ripe marketplace for consumers. Thoughts?